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Hearing continued for Moonlight Meadows subdivision after water, road and public-benefit questions
Summary
An application by the Lovas Trust to subdivide 148.93 acres into 26 lots was presented; the board continued the Simple PUD hearing to Feb. 24, 2026, after questions about water, traffic, wildlife, and whether reduced density constitutes a public benefit.
Blaine County commissioners continued a public hearing on Jan. 13 for the Moonlight Meadows Simple Planned Unit Development, an application by the Lovas Trust to subdivide roughly 148.93 acres into 26 residential lots.
Land Use Planner Crystal Rigby confirmed notice was provided per the county rules. Applicant representatives described a plan that reduces allowable density (26 lots, down from 29), provides approximately 30% open space, clusters lots and proposes two access points from Kingsbury Lane. Infrastructure plans cited individual septic systems, a community domestic water system using existing irrigation rights, and a fire-protection supply sourced from an irrigation well.
Multiple residents testified. Opponents, including Jay Coleman, questioned whether reduced density was a meaningful public benefit and raised groundwater, traffic and infrastructure concerns; supporters, including developer and long-time resident Rod Kegley, said the design provides open space and that water rights and power capacity appear adequate. Applicant counsel Sam Linnet and Opal Engineering’s Samantha Stahlnecker argued the Simple PUD yields a better outcome than standard subdivision and asked the Board for a timely decision.
After questions from the Board about long-term water availability, road impacts, wildlife and consistency with rural character, Vice-Chair Lindsay Mollineaux moved and Commissioner Muffy Davis seconded a motion to continue the hearing to Feb. 24, 2026. The motion passed unanimously.
